In Guan Ning's opinion, the status of the Ministry of Industry should be the same as that of other ministries, or even higher.

Production, construction and development are inseparable from the Ministry of Industry.

Only by improving the status of the Ministry of Industry and stimulating the passion of craftsmen can they be more creative!

This is where great craftsmen come from.

No one who works hard should be let down.

The progress of the times requires the promotion of productivity, and the Ministry of Industry is the main responsible person, even the leader.

If the Ministry of Industry is destroyed, development and construction will stagnate, and how can the country have a future?

He wants to use practical actions to show that craftsmen are not inferior and should be respected.

Of course, this is also a way to rectify the atmosphere. It can be said that these people are just on the edge of the knife...

Li Qi, who was slapped to the ground, did not dare to complain at all, and he quickly knelt down again.

"Your Majesty, I have realized my mistake. I will never dare to do it again. It is my own wish to come to the Ministry of Works to cause trouble. I want to replace the equipment of the soldiers in my battalion."

This is what worries him most.

Once the Fifth Army is involved, the impact will be too great...

"Kneel down with peace of mind."

Guan Ning said coldly.

Li Qi is just a pawn and does not matter at all. The real evildoers are the people behind him.

"Your Majesty, why don't you sit inside?"

Wang Ducheng extended the invitation.

"Don't worry, the real master hasn't come yet. I said that I will make the decision for your Ministry of Works, and I will kill the chicken to scare the monkey..."

Guan Ning did not say the second half of the sentence.

Seeing that Guan Ning looked unkind, no one dared to touch his brow, and the atmosphere was very depressing.

This went on for a while.

Pang Qingyun hurried over, and after a while Zhao Hongfang, the general in charge of the fifth army in the capital, also came.

On the contrary, the victim, General Li Hu of the Fifth Army, arrived last and was also the most special.

When I found him, he was still in bed in a brothel, very drunk.

When Jin Yiwei appeared in front of him, he woke up from the drunkenness.

"this……"

Pang Qingyun's face was ashen.

Zhao Hongfang's expression turned extremely ugly.

He was the general in charge of the five armies and Li Hu's direct superior, so he was naturally to blame.

"Did you know that Li Hu connived at his subordinates' request for equipment from the Ministry of Engineering?"

"have no idea."

Zhao Hongfang hurriedly shook his head and said, "I don't know anything about this."

He explained this.

He glared at Li Hu fiercely again.

"Your Majesty, Li Hu has some bad habits, but he definitely doesn't have any bad intentions. The equipment of the Fifth Army is indeed seriously damaged, the armor is incomplete, and the weapons are incomplete. He is also impatient."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Hu, the general of the Fifth Army, was no longer drunk at the moment, and said hurriedly: "You know me, I just have a little problem, I will correct it, I will correct it!"

"Please spare me this time."

"You are an old man from the Zhenbei Army, right?"

Guan Ning said in a low voice: "Although I want to be fair, I still take care of the old subordinates of the Zhenbei Army. I will single you out to lead an army."

"Is this what you do?"

"Not to mention wandering around the fireworks alley all day long, but also letting his subordinates come to the Ministry of Industry to show off their power. If they are not punished, it will be difficult to maintain military discipline!"

Guan Ning said in a cold voice: "The order is being sent to Li Hu for violating military disciplines, not abiding by the law, and going crazy based on his merits. Let's behead him and tell the whole army!"

"Beheading?"

"Beheading?"

Zhao Hongfang looked slightly stunned and hurriedly knelt down.

"Your Majesty, although Li Hu made mistakes, his crimes are not punishable by death. Please show mercy to your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, you bypassed me."

Li Hu looked pale.

"Spare you?"

Guan Ning said calmly: "There are so many meritorious people like you. The army is in such chaos because you are not living up to your expectations. Don't blame me for not remembering our old friendship!"

"Pang Qingyun, immediately launch a strict investigation on the entire army. If anything like this happens, we will not forgive anyone. If you find anyone, you will kill everyone!"

Guan Ning's tone was full of solemnity.

He knew that there were many people like Li Hu, and it was urgent to rectify military discipline.

Otherwise it will be really too late.

"yes!"

Pang Qingyun responded.

Li Hu kowtowed to Guan Ning several times.

He knew that he was on the edge of a knife's edge, and His Majesty would use him as an example to reorganize the entire army.

Think carefully.

It's just that they were lax and thought they were His Majesty's old ministers, so they became arrogant.

"It was Li Hu who failed to live up to his expectations and failed His Majesty!"

Li Hu said in a low voice: "Li Hu deserves to die!"

"Take it down."

Guan Ning waved his hand.

A special punishment was carried out at the Ministry of Industry, and then the Tiance Mansion issued an announcement to reorganize the entire army, investigating and punishing those who violated the law and discipline.

This incident quickly spread throughout the court and sent a signal.

The Ministry of Industry is no longer a place where anyone can step on it. People value the Ministry of Industry...

The outside world has been talking a lot about this matter.

But Guan Ning was getting down to business at this moment, and it was a coincidence that he dealt with Li Hu and enforced military discipline. He achieved multiple things with one stone.

Problems will definitely exist, solve them when you encounter them, and try to avoid them in the future.

The key is to make timely corrections.

Having arrived at the Ministry of Industry, Guan Ning wanted to know more about the actual situation.

Guanqiu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Ao Guangliang, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, went to Jingtong River.

The Lancang Grand Canal ends in Tong County in the north.

Tong County is a county close to Shangjing, and there is a Jingtong River between it and Shangjing City.

This river has also not been repaired for a long time, and the river channel is seriously blocked, affecting the flow of goods.

Guan Ning wants to open up the North-South China Unicom in order to prepare for the attack on the South.

During the civil war, Emperor Longjing raised eight million shi of grain from the south, but half of it was shipped back.

Guan Ning is thinking about it.

Two chief officials from the Ministry of Industry went to personally inspect the site and formulate a construction plan.

Accompanying him was Wang Ducheng, the right servant.

"This is the Metallurgical and Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry."

Wang Ducheng led Guan Ning to a compound.

The Smelting Bureau is a relatively important bureau within the Ministry of Industry, and weapons and equipment are all manufactured here.

The first thing you see is a large work shed.

This work shed is very simple, simply built with wooden frames.
To be continued...